In a bitter rematch, incumbent Sen. Martin Quezada defeated Lydia Hernandez in the Democratic Legislative District 29 Senate race.

Sen. Martin Quezada and Lydia Hernandez have called one another many things via Facebook and Twitter in the Legislative District 29 Democratic Senate primary. One thing neither could be called this election cycle is civil.

Since 2013, state Sen. Martin Quezada, D-Phoenix, has proposed legislation that would restore voting rights for all ex-offenders. In January, the bill died again without a hearing.

Arizona youngsters from kindergarten through high school would be taught sex education unless their parents specifically object under the terms of proposed legislation.

Supporters of recreational marijuana brought out teachers, parents and school board members on Wednesday to argue that legalizing the drug is good for education.

Critics are calling on Gov. Doug Ducey to veto a bill that would keep the names of officers who use deadly force a secret for two months.

It is now up to Gov. Doug Ducey whether Arizonans will be denied for 60 days the names of police officers who kill civilians.

Republican lawmakers have approved key provisions of a sweeping Arizona election law that the Legislature abandoned last year after opponents took steps to repeal it.

Republican critics of Clean Elections have renewed their long-term goal of convincing voters to repeal Arizona’s system of public campaign funding and are hoping that some extra money for K-12 education will help sweeten the deal.

Calling it a “theft of time,” the Senate voted 21-8 on Monday to make it a crime to push a crosswalk button if you don’t really intend to get to the other side.